when did your belly fat vanish?

I found a DVD for post pregnancy exercises to lose tummy.. I haven't bought it... but was wondering after reading reviews of the women who got back in shape if they would also work for a big tummy but not from pregnancy?

The trainer was trainer for Shakira and Gwyneth Paltrow who she helped get back to super thin after their kids.

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Women need to get down to about 14% fat percentage to see any abs. So yeah, lots of cardio and a healthy diet :P

You have to eat properly and eliminate most fats and sugars so your body burns your body fat and not what you're eating.

Take a quick read through this: http://www.livestrong.com/article/150246-body-fat-percentage-abs/

That site in general is also a good read.

For me it's first on (belly, hips) last off :grumble:

I'm about 138 lbs and mine is almost gone but it's about low BF% not just weight.

Keep up the hard work and it will pay off!

I cant seem to shift mine, lost the weight ,2 1/2 stone but got the loose skin and wobbly belly fat which just wont budge. I will take note of all answers above and see if they work for me. Thanks guys your all stars.!!

its probly gonna be the last thing to go...... my thighs are my nemesis... up top im so small and toned i can actually see my ribs a bit but those thighs,man, they don't care they want to stay. you just have to keep going..... it CANNOT stay forever... if youre doing your part!

Yup, I'm seconding this! I started at 235.8 and am 159 as of today ("normal" BMI - yay!!! - I'm 5'7"). I've been running since August (Couch to 5K graduate, and I still run 30 minutes at a time) and Spinning since late October 1-2x/week, though this past week I went 4x. My legs have been getting much more toned, and my top half is TINY. My waist is around 27", and you can see my ribs pretty easily. My hipbones are starting to appear without my sucking in. However, my lower belly is still there, and my thighs are, too. I've just always been bigger in the legs, and I've always had the little "belly pooch." It doesn't help that I had a baby almost a year ago, so I've got a little bit of loose skin closer to my groin (where I'd have a c-section scar if I'd had a c-section).

As for the loose skin, I think I'm kinda stuck with it, but the thigh and lower belly fat are most likely last to go. Upper belly fat started disappearing in the 160s for me.

However, I think it all depends on your body type. I tend to be more of a pear shape, so below the waist is the last place for fat to disappear on me. If you're more of an apple shape and tend to accumulate fat around the middle but maybe have thinner arms and legs, then your middle is probably the last place it'll come from.

I'm sorry; I wish I had better news!

The good news is, you're already well on the right track and will lose it eventually. Losing fat overall is the best way to get rid of belly fat, so diet is paramount (South Beach Diet talks a lot about how its principles help with fat in the middle), and then core exercises will help tone it and make it look awesome. Since there's no such thing as spot reduction, crunches aren't going to make the fat disappear.

Best wishes to you on your journey!

I think over the years I have moved from a spare tire to a pooch. Progress?

Anyway whatever it is, it's 15" smaller than it was 5 years ago (literally)! I can live with that. With the exercise I have been doing, my posture is better, my core is sturdier and it sure looks a lot better.

In answer to the original poster, I haven't spot focused on the abs, but it has gone down the same number of inches as my waist, which still leaves it as the least fit appearing area of my body. I am now at my last 20 pounds to lose; I am assuming that many of them will come from the ab area. If not, I'll get some advice and decide what to do as a fitness project during maintenance.

For me, it was a matter of eating enough and getting the right nutrients that my body burned fat and kept muscle.

Years ago, I was stupid and only ate about 700-1000 calories a day to lose weight. It took forever, and at 130#, I still had a muffin top, rounded tummy, and back fat rolls. I felt lousy and thought the only way to lose more weight would be to eat even less, and I knew that wasn't possible. So I quit and gained weight back.

This time around, most of the time I was losing weight, I ate between 1700-2000 calories a day (1350-1500 plus exercise calories) and was leaner by the time I was 140# than I was years ago at 130#. Flatter stomach, smooth back, no muffin top. At 130#, I'm able to wear clothes I last wore more than 20 years ago when I weighed about 20# less.

Especially as you get closer to your goal weight, stop thinking about the weight and focus on the body. Get adequate protein and aim for a half pound a week loss. Strength train. Take photos every few weeks so you can compare your progress. You might not see it on the scale. You might not see it in the mirror. You might not see it in the measuring tape. But you'll be able to be more objective when looking at photos side by side.